Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Shelia’s smile froze. “Why?”

“Mr. Nichols is taking his wife tonight, so it wouldn’t be convenient for you to attend.”

Shelia forced a smile. “Oh, so he’s taking his wife. That’s great. I didn’t want to go anyway.”

“That’s good.”

Shelia held her phone and bit her lip.

Her roommates exchanged glances.

“Shelia, did your boyfriend stand you up?”

“I heard this event is international. Didn’t your boyfriend organize it to introduce you to some foreign entrepreneurs?”

Facing their skeptical looks, Shelia managed a weak smile. “He has an important client to accompany. I

shouldn’t disturb him.”

Shelia glanced at the dress in her hands, her expression dimming.

‘Juan never likes Debra. Why did he suddenly….

She tightened her grip on the dress.

She had looked forward to tonight’s event for so long. She couldn’t just give up.

As the night fell, Juan had a splendid black dress sent to Debra.

He had been waiting downstairs for a while when he saw Debra descending the stairs.

Though he had seen Deby

surprise.

in a burgundy dress the other day, seeing her in this outfit still took Juan by

He hadn’t realized how beautiful Debra could be.

Debra said, lifting her

“I’ll have

to see Joe waiting

the black dress,

Nichols, you look stunning in this dress, better

Juan glanced at him.

and quickly

“It’s okay.”

care, and she got

Chapter 5

at Joe and muttered, “You won’t get

wronged but dared

was what he got for being

Juan helped Debra get out of the

them cast admiring

the lady with

be

don’t recall seeing Mr. and Mrs. Nichols

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

wanted to retract her hand, but with so many people around, she had to go

faces she had

attend such a high–level international event, the people here were all top entrepreneurs, philanthropists, or real

finance to impress Juan,

the sound of shattered glass grabbed

a vase of roses, and the manager scolded

old man come from? Get

“Hold on.”

stepped forward, picking up the roses from the ground. She noticed they were carefully pruned

rare.

the

manager.

ask him to prepare a new one,” Debra said. “These roses were brought by Mr. Houston for everyone’s enjoyment. How

the manager waved off

lowering his voice. “I didn’t expect you to liven up the

trying to please Mr.

taxi

ignored them and tried to enter the

the taxi and stopped her “Miss, do you have an

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